This Thursday, the inter-union, united against the pension reform, called for "local gatherings of proximity" everywhere in France for this weekend. The unions are also calling for a ninth day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday 23 March.
Denouncing a passage "in force", the inter-union "measures with gravity the responsibility that the executive bears in the social and political crisis that stems from this decision, a real denial of democracy," she wrote in a statement. President Emmanuel Macron and his government decided Thursday to opt for the use of 49.3, stirring up the anger of opponents of the reform.
A student union in support
The last day of mobilization, Wednesday, brought together more than 1.5 million people throughout the France according to the interunion, 480,000 according to the Ministry of the Interior. "Today, it is this exemplary social movement that demonstrates that the President of the Republic and his government are failing before the National Assembly," the eight main French unions said in their statement.
In a separate statement, the student union L'Alternative called on students to hold general assemblies as early as Friday "to block their places of study" and "to get closer to striking sectors, to identify and block nearby roads, stations, ports and airports to support workers."
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